What does λίθος · πρόσκομμα mean in the Bible?
λίθος · πρόσκομμα is a Greek phrase meaning "a stone (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G3037, G4348
λίθῳ τοῦ προσκόμματος
A stone (literally or figuratively) · stumbling block
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λίθος G3037 a stone (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation líthos
Stone carries metaphorical weight in NT: Christ as cornerstone, believers as living stones, stumbling block.
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πρόσκομμα G4348 stumbling block
Pronunciation próskomma
An obstacle causing spiritual stumbling, particularly through offense or violation of conscience in others.
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What does λίθῳ τοῦ προσκόμματος (lithō tou proskommatos) mean in the Bible?
λίθος · πρόσκομμα is a Greek phrase meaning "a stone (literally or figuratively)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3037, G4348?
G3037, G4348 is connected to 58 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a stone (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
a stone (literally or figuratively)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 8 Aligned forms 58 Case pattern Accusative (28) Number pattern Singular (46)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 24:2 · Mark 13:2 · Mark 16:4 · Luke 17:2 · Luke 21:6 · John 11:38 · Acts 4:11 · 1 Pet 2:7 · 1 Pet 2:8 9×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 4:3 · Mark 13:1 · Luke 19:40 · 1 Pet 2:5 4×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 3:9 · Luke 3:8 2×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 22:41 · Rev 18:12 2×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Luke 4:3 · Luke 21:6 · Acts 17:29 · Rom 9:32 · Rev 4:3 · Rev 17:4 · Rev 18:16 · Rev 21:11 · Rev 21:19 10×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Mark 5:5 · Luke 21:5 · 2 Cor 3:7 3×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 4:6 · Matt 7:9 · Matt 21:42 · Matt 21:44 · Matt 24:2 · Matt 27:60 · Matt 27:66 · Matt 28:2 · Mark 12:10 · Mark 13:2 · Mark 15:46 · Mark 16:3 · Luke 4:11 · Luke 19:44 · Luke 20:17 · Luke 20:18 25×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine John 8:59 · John 10:31 · 1 Cor 3:12 3×
Word Origins
λίθῳ τοῦ προσκόμματος is a primary word - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain